SLP Compact States

5 states issue and accept ASLP-IC privileges, by the ASLP-IC Commission's map read 9 Nov 2026: Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee and West Virginia. 31 more have enacted it but are not issuing privileges yet: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming. A bill to join has been introduced in Michigan, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

California, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota and Texas, and Michigan, New Jersey and Pennsylvania until their bill passes. There, and in a state that has enacted the compact but is not issuing yet, speech-language pathologists and audiologists licensed elsewhere need that state's own license.

The ASLP-IC Commission's FAQ: hold an active, unencumbered license in a home state that is a compact member (where you live, pay taxes and hold your driver's license), then apply through the CompactConnect system for a privilege to practice in each other member state. A state only issues privileges once it has put the compact's FBI criminal background check in place, which is why most states that enacted the compact are not issuing yet. ASHA's CCC is not required to take part. (the commission's page)

By the commission's status page: Louisiana since 28 Oct 2025, West Virginia since 28 Oct 2025, Ohio since 9 Feb 2026, Tennessee since 28 May 2026 and Mississippi since 9 Nov 2026. The 31 other states that enacted the compact issue none until they open applications.

419 jobs for speech-language pathologists and audiologists are open on this board today in the states issuing ASLP-IC privileges, of 5,217 nationwide, each read from the employer's own careers site. A state in the table opens its speech-language pathologist jobs.